There is enthusiasm burning in the Chelsea squad after they had the best momentum to beat Tottenham and force Manchester City to a draw. Pochettino managed to get points in these two matches even though it was actually luck. It doesn't matter about that because there is still hard work that deserves appreciation, but Pochettino should not be satisfied with what they have got in the last few matches.
Chelsea's defense has not been good and they are still very fragile. Confidence and good organization of play have helped them get into the shape they were expected to be in, but Newcastle have once again not been a weak team in the last two seasons. Newcastle are playing at home and they can take advantage of that to gain an advantage, while Chelsea will have to fight to stay in line with what has been planned. This match will be exciting and it would be great if both teams score, but the probabilities for both seem very even.
Chelsea has really showed improvement than their last season’s performance and you can see that in their matches with Top 6 clubs this season as amongst 4 they’ve managed to harness 6 points of possible 12.
Yes, we might say luck but we must commend their hardwork and Poch’s being able to build the confidence of these young players. That not withstanding, in all of these 4 fixtures; they’ve not kept a clean sheet yet, which means the team is still shaky
Chelsea go in to play Newcastle at St James Park and Newcastle is a team that has improved over the past 2 seasons and could hit on Chelsea with a good counter. I think Poch should try to hit those final nails on that defense building and then the attack and midfield will be able to steal all 3 points